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  1. Co-sleeping?

    CEG replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This wasn't in immediate postpartum but when my DD was born I was working, breastfeeding, supplementing, then pumping 2-3 times a night. My DH was in Iraq so I was alone. Shortly thereafter (about...

  2. stillborn births

    CEG replied to shearernurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Unfortunately not No postpartum home visits, nothing. I have a good friend who returned to her home in England after giving birth here and said it was like night and day. I would love to be a...

  3. Refusing "Hospital Protocal"

    CEG replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The other thing that doesn't make sense is that most doctor's offices (at least around here) use the 3 series COMVAX which includes the Hep B. So actually babies who get the Hep B in the hospital are...

  4. yet another intervetion for birth.....

    CEG replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Also missing the fact that in the grand scheme of things is doesn't matter whether someone is 3 or 5.... As long as they are making progress and eventually a baby comes out. I know several people who...

  5. Creative Pushing Positions

    CEG replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Penny Simkin has a great presentation on supporting the woman with an epidural on her website: http://pennysimkin.com/articles.htm . It has a lot of pictures of different positions to try and...

  6. Kind of Off-Topic, but Here is why you have not seen me much lately:

    CEG replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I noticed you were gone. I want to be you when I grow up! Looking forward to see ing you back! (I read more than I post in case I seem like a stalker, I am here alot:)

  7. Refusing "Hospital Protocal"

    CEG replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If the patient refuses a procedure after having risks and benefits explained to them, why is this such an emotional problem? In reality, continuous EFM and amniotomy have been proven to actually...

  8. doctor won't approve my birth plan...

    CEG replied to Saltysaltyky's topic in Ob/Gyn

    These are not unusual requests and that doctor knows darn well that it is not up to the nurse whether you can have those things, it's up to his orders. Sounds like he is trying to avoid discussing it...

  9. L/D for synthesis

    CEG replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually the women birth the babies, the doctors just catch;) I did L & D for my synthesis. I am female, but I can tell you that it is a great rotation to do your synthesis on. It really gives...

  10. How do you feel about taking pictures with your patients?

    CEG replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's funny..when I had my first child I did not really care for the nurse. When the baby was born and we were taking pics with my midwife we got one with the nurse just to "be nice" to her since we...

  11. Newborn Transition Policy

    CEG replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just curious if most places do blood sugar on asymptomatic AGA babies? Seems a little excessive to me. Haven't seen that

  12. I need major assistance

    CEG replied to Kay1669's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If it were me I would get the ADN and get a nursing job. If you decide you want to move to management or get become a nurse practitioner or midwife it seems that most porgrams have the ADN-MSN bridge...

  13. Newborn Transition Policy

    CEG replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a new grad, so take it with that in mind. To me, getting a set of vitals is not more important than mom seeing her baby. You can very easily do vitals while mom holds baby. You can also dry...

  14. Do you get a lot of false alarms coming in?

    CEG replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I was about 31 weeks with my first baby I had about 3 days of irregular cramping and moderate pain. When I told my mom she panicked and told me to go to the hospital. I looked in my "What to...

  15. Pushing/delivery positions and epidurals

    CEG replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'll be having a homebirth with my next

  16. Pushing/delivery positions and epidurals

    CEG posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just wondering what positions people typically use for pushing/delivery with epidurals and if anyone has had any success using anything other than "stranded beetle" position? I am working on an...

  17. Last yr nursing school...I need an externship, what to do??

    CEG replied to LadyK,SN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To be honest, I would bet that a lot of the externship positions are already filled- it's almost time for them to start. It doesn't hurt to look though! Another option would be finding a job as a...

  18. Pushing/delivery positions and epidurals

    CEG replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i've been told by several people that it was tried but most women felt too numb and weak to get out of bed and had poor pain control. in my mind if you have to have an iv and continuous fetal...

  19. Pushing/delivery positions and epidurals

    CEG replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks everyone for the suggestions. The presentation went well. The educators seemed really excited, too bad I won't be around to see if there is any

  20. Do your OBs underestimate EBLs?

    CEG replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was in a workshop on management of PPH and they said that nurses tend to overestimate and docs to underestimate. I wish I could remember the source for it but I can't find it,

  21. Pushing/delivery positions and epidurals

    CEG replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    thanks for the great replies. I thought the bedside table thing seemed like a bad idea too so I didn't want to suggest that. Thanks for better ideas! Hopefully my presentation goes

  22. Low Amniotic Fluid

    CEG replied to LouRN92's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ultrasound is unreliable at predicting fetal weight, +/- 25% at term. From what I have heard "low fluid" is not an exact diagnosis, rather a matter of opinion. Best wishes to your family

  23. Uic

    CEG replied to bleu_3's topic in Illinois Nursing

    That's a good point about the safety. I go to UIC and so have been at UIH quite a bit and go to class at UIC CON. I have evening classes and walk to the garage alone late evenings. I haven't had...

  24. ARMY ROTC Nurses? Officers?

    CEG replied to AvaRN22's topic in Government, Military

    I am not an AN, but am an Army officer. I did ROTC for my undergrad degree and I would highly recommend it. I think schools vary a little, but at mine I did PT (physical training, exercise) Monday,...

  25. Uic

    CEG replied to bleu_3's topic in Illinois Nursing

    You can park in the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center Parking lot. It costs $2 a day no matter how long you park. I am fuzzy with the names of the streets but it is between Damen and Ogden and...